Friday 10th October  

What a week it has been! On Monday, our year 6 children set off to Arthog – they have had a brilliant week filled with climbing, beach visits, ice cream and much more. On Thursday, it was lovely to welcome so many parents into school for our stay and share event – thank you for coming and we hoped you enjoyed having a look at your child’s learning. Finally on Friday, year 3 enjoyed a visit from the Shopshire Fire and Rescue Service.  

BeSMART Cup winners who will have a special treat next week:  

Mr Jackson’s class have been absolutely amazing this week. They have tried really hard in all of their lessons and have really impressed the adults in the class with their attitude to learning. Brilliant work everyone! 

House Points 

This week, Severn have gained the most points with an impressive 320! They are closely followed by Wrekin with 294, Ironbridge with 271 and Wenlock with 257. Well done! 

Achievers of the week: 

Year 5 achievers: Jacob for amazing literacy work and having a brilliant attitude to his learning this week. Keep up the great work!  Rosie for always being keen to learn and share amazing answers with the class. 

Year 4 achievers: Freddie for a super description in literacy and excellent column subtractions this week in maths. Rocio for outstanding effort in her Chance to Shine and for always being a helpful member of the class.  

Year 3 achievers: Mayra for being an absolute superstar all the time. She is kind, helpful, hard-working and puts a smile on everyone’s face! Kamila for following the Be-Smart code in class and being a role model to her peers. She represented Newdale brilliantly during our visit from the fire service, making thoughtful contributions to the discussion.  

Year 2 achievers: Ophelia for her positive ‘can do’ attitude, creativity, enthusiasm and determination to achieve! You are such a super role model. Pranathi for being a wonderful role-model to her peers and always following the Be SMART code. She is a little ray of sunshine to have in the classroom.  

Year 1 achievers: Sara for always being a super role model in everything she does.  

Mrs Evan’s/Sturrock’s achiever for always giving 100% effort in everything she does and setting a fantastic example to others.  

Year R achievers: Jaiden for showing excellent listening and impressing us with his phonics skills. 

Readers of the week – these children were entered into our weekly reading raffle: 

Year 5 readers: Hilal for amazing reading this week with adults. He has tried so well to sound out words that are very tricky. Super job! Rosie for always being keen to learn and share amazing answers with the class. Ryan Evans for reading a variety of texts at home and sharing detailed comments in his diary. 

Year 4 readers: Elva for amazing reading throughout the week. She has produced a fantastic Vipers question. Hok-Hei for reading every day this week and writing some incredible facts about architecture in his reading diary. 

Year 3 readers: Dola for fantastic answers in reading diary and pushing herself with extra reading challenges. Joyce for making a fantastic start to her reading journey since coming to Newdale. Reading daily, writing summaries about her books and answering her first viper question 😊. 

Year 2 readers: Amelie for reading every day at home with Mum! Caden for always reading every day at home.  

Year 1 readers: Samuel for very conscientious reading often reading all 3 RWI books every night. Freddie for reading lots at home!  

We have been made aware that several titles in the Spy Dogs, Spy Pup & Spy Cat Series by Andrew Cope contain a website at the back of the book that no longer directs people to information about the books, instead, the link has been compromised and now leads to inappropriate and unsafe material, containing pornographic content with no age restrictions.

Below are images of some of the front covers in the series to help you identify the books should you have any at home. We advise you remove them immediately. Should any be the property of the school, please return them and we will dispose of them accordingly.

Please see below further communication from the local authority

Parent/Carer 

Important Safeguarding Notice: Children’s “Spy Dog / Spy Pup / Spy Cat” Books

We want to make you aware of a recent issue affecting some popular children’s books by Andrew Cope, including the Spy Dogs, Spy Cats, and Spy Pups series.

Some editions of these books include a printed web address at the back. This link used to go to the author’s website, but the domain is no longer under his control. It has since been taken over by another party and now leads to inappropriate adult content.

The publisher, Puffin, has paused sales and distribution of the books and is working with schools, libraries, and retailers to remove copies from circulation. They have stressed that the website has no connection to the author or publisher.

What this means for you:

• If your child has any Spy Dog, Spy Cat or Spy Pups books at home, please check the back for website links and make sure they do not try to visit the site.
• It is safe for children to continue reading the stories themselves — the concern is only with the outdated link.
• We recommend talking with your child about the importance of not following web addresses in books without checking with an adult first.

We will continue to share updates from the publisher as more information becomes available.

Should you have any questions or require any further support please do not hesitate to contact us at educationsafeguarding@telford.gov.uk

We will continue to share updates from the publisher as more information becomes available.